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Volume 334:474 February 15, 1996 Number 7
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Treatment of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Peptic Ulcer Disease

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To the Editor: I applaud Drs. Walsh and Peterson (Oct. 12 issue)1 for their review of treatment regimens for the eradication of Helicobacter pylori. In Table 1 of their article, several treatment regimens are presented with accompanying data on efficacy and side effects. All the regimens listed consist of three drugs given for at least 10 days; the cited rates of eradication of H. pylori ranged from 84 to 90 percent.

In 1994 Marshall2 reported a cure rate of 90 percent with a regimen of metronidazole at a dose of 250 mg four times daily, omeprazole at a dose of . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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